Fruit-treating apparatus



July 1929. A. w. PARKER FEUIT TREATING 'APPARATUS Filed July 30, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet l ATTOR NEY y. 1929. A. w. PARKER 1.720.491

FRUIT TREATING APPARATUS Filed July 30. 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEY y 9, 1929- A. w. PARKER 1.720.491

FRUIT TREATING APPARATUS Filed July 50, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 TTTTTT EY Patentd July 9, 1929.

UhTED STATES ARTHUR W. PAEKER, OF SAN JOSE, ALFOitNIA.

IE'IEUUI'Il-TREATING APPABATUS.

Application filed July 30, 1928.

This invention rehi/tes to zin epperntus :tor trezting truit, the general object of the invention being to provide ;i cesing having :i trzy at its bottom and zi trey at its top for containing Water, With neons within the casin: for holding trzys of truit and means :it the top ot the casinp; Whereby the stezun generated froni the Walter in the lower troy, When the device is placed on :i tui-mace or the like, will cause the stemn, pnrtly condensed by its contact With the Water cooled bottom of the upper traxy, to pass downwardly through the 'Fruit on the treys and thus cook the seine slowly.

A 'further object of the invention is to provide 21 'Ho-et and e carriage seutod on the floot and which supports the troys so that` the cairriegc and treys can be easily placed in the device and removed there'froin.

This invention also consists in certain other features oi" Construction and in the combinetion end arrongement of the several ports, to be hereinattter tuliy described, illustreted in the acconpanying drawings and specificzlly pointed out in the oppended chtins.

in describing the invention in det-aii, reference Will be had to the accornpunyng draw-- inggs wher-ein like characters donote like or corresponding purts throughout the several Views, and in Which.:--

Figure 1 is e perspective View of the device.

Figi're 2`is a longitudinai sectional View thei-ect.

Figure 3 is e transverse sectional View.

Figure 4 is :i sectionul deteil View showing the safety valve.

Figure 5 is u horizontal sectional View through the front part ot the device.

Figure 6 is e tragnenta'y View through one oi the upper corners of the device.

hi `ure 7 is LL View ot the canvzs carrying treme.

Figure 8 a View ot' one of the treys.

Figure 9 is a View of the czirrage.

Figure 10 is u View ot the hoat.

Figiure ll is a tragnentery sectional View showing the carriage With the trays thereon supported on the floet.

Figure 12 is e tragnientnry sectionai View showing how the trsys are detachabiy connected With euch other and With the carrizige.

In these Views, the numerol 1 indicates e casinp which is prefersbiy forn'ed of Wood und 2 indicates a pan forming the bottom ot' the cesing and 3 indicates e pan 'forming the top thereo'f. r he pan. 2' is preterably -ormed Serial No. 296331.

of Copper, While the pen 3 is preferably ornied With its bottom of copper and its sides of Wood. etor is placed in both pans so that When the device is placed on a stove or thedike, the stczun generated 'ron the Water in the pan 2 Will pass upwardly and strike 'the cool bottom ot the pen 3 so thot the stenni Will be portiy condensed. One end of the casing is open and this open end is closed by :i door s which is held steantight by a screw 5 engeging e part ot the door and carried by e cross bar 6, With its enes engziging notches 'i' tornied in the proeetmg bars 8 *fastened to the sides of the casing :it the 'front thereo'. Thus by tisghtenin the screw the door Will bo held to its seat iii :i steentight munner.

f. rectengular-shuped frune 9, forned. ot Wood or the like, is adapted to be passed through the door opening into the pan 2 so thot it Wiii .florit upon the Water therein so that this treme torns e Host. It is forned With the notchcs 10 in its lower edges so that 'Wzttl' con readily reach the lower edges ot the fioet and thus prevent burning of the floet if the pan should become ahnost dry. A grroo've ll is foi'nied in eech .side member of the :Heat :it the top of the side member, these grooves passing through one end of the fioat and ternnatng short ot the other end and u. trey supporting treme 12 carries the roHers 'for engeging the grooves, and by termin-cit ing; the grooves short of the real* end of the hoat. the rem' Wuils ot the groo es form stops for lmiting the movement of the ezirriege thereon.

The czi'rioge is odepted to support the treys 14: which are provided With siotted bottons, these traiys being ot ordinary eonstruc tion and. ere udopted to hold the 't'i-nit to be trented by the sppzurotus. One end of euch triy corries a depending pin 15 tor enguing {L sochet 16 torned in the next lower tmi 'with the pin of the bottom tray engzging h socket lT'in the end ot the currizigea these pins and sochets setting to hold the treys again st movement on the correge and on eehh other.

Guide bere 18 ere placed en the interier Welle of the sides ojl' the casing udjscent the top thereot for supporti'g a( :treme 19 which cerries a sheet 20 of: cunvos or the like. This eenvas covered treme is spneed froni the interior Wnlls of the causing- :s :rre the trays, 'the corriage and the fiOtt, so 'thot the steain generated froni 'the Water in the pan 2 Will pass up the space formed by the frames ot' the trays, the enrrage and the fioet, as it cannot very well pass through the trays on account ot the fruit placed thercon. This steam Will pass around the edges of the canvas covered treme and come in contact with the bottom of the tiny 3 which is cooled by the water in seid tiny so that the stezm will be pertly condensed and thus pertly Conklensed Strani will be forced through the can-- ves by the new steam fiowing around the of the eenvas covered treme, and tlus the partly condensed steem will pass through the fruit on the trnys and thus slowly cook 'the same. the water of condensnton wiil drop back into the tray 2.

The passing of the partly condensed stcani through the cant 'as acts to teniper the stcam so that itwill slowly cool( the truit to a jelly without danger ot burning; the tr niti, the pr cess taking :from one to three hours, aecording to the and variety ot the truit being treeted. l' th ruit wus acted ou by uncohdensed stean, it would burn in a. 'few minutes, but as the iive stezun takes p e th ot least resistnnce around the edgz es ot the frames, it will :tet on the partly condensed steani edjacent the bottom of the trey 3 and force the sunie through the canvas so that this pertly COlClGIlSLlSQELlH wilt ect on the 'ruit.

I form e port :21 in the reer end of the Casing adjacent tie top thereof, and this port is controlled by a valve orried by a lever 23 pivoted ona breclet Q astened; to the ca'sing, and this valve is normally held on its seat by a spring 25, the tension of which can be ndjusted by e set screw carried by the lever and'heving e part 27' on its inner end which enge 'es the spring. '`hus the velve forms tt setety velve and said Valre cnn be adjt :ted by turning the screw 26, as will be understood. By pine-ing the trays on the carringe the trays can be easily removed froni the deri-ce zindfpleeed therein.

At is thought- 'from the toregoing d scription that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily epperent.

It is to he understood thut changes muy be made in the Construction and in the combinaton and arrengement ot' the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended cleiins.

Vihet E claini is l. An apperatus of the class described com prsing a casing, a water holding pan in the bottom ot the casing, a w2.ter holding pen ;it the top ot 'tine casing where'by the steam generated from the nter in the bottom pan will bepartly eondensed by contact with the top pan fruit holding means in the easing between the pans and speced from the walls of the ensing whereby stean can pass around the holding means and a eloth covered treme in the casing under the top pan whereby the steam arising from the lower pan will :ct ou the partly condensed stcam under the top pan and force such partly condcnsed stean through the cloth upon the truit in the holding means.

2. An epparatus of the class described comprising a casing, a water holding pan in the bottom ot the rasing, a water holding' pan at the top of the casing whereby the steam generated from the water in the bottom pan will be partly condensed by contact with the top prin, 'ruit holding means in the ?asingbetween the pans and spaced from the wzlls ol? the cusing whereby steam can pass around the holding means and :i cloth covercd iframe in the casing under the top pan whercby the steam arising *from the lower pan will act on the partly condensed stezun under the top pan and force such partly condenscd st -am through the cloth upon the 'liruit in the holding neai'r such holding' means comprising a (hunt, a carriage on the 'loz t and trays rarricd by the curri-nge.

3. Au appzirntus ot the class described romprising a casing, a water holding; pan l ol'iing the bottom ot the casing, a water containing pan forming the top oi the casing, a l'rame heating upon the water in the lower pan, :L carriage movably mounted on the said l'ramc. fruit trnys supported by the carriage, said loat trame, the carriage and the trays being spaced from the 'nlls of the casing and a cioth c vered trame arrang'ed in the upper part of the casing under the top pan.

An nppzratus of the class described eomprising a casing, a water holding pan torming* the bottom of the casing, a water containing pan orming the top ot the casing e treme fioating upon the water in the lo 'er pan, a carriage movably mounted on the said iframe 'l'ruit supported. by the carriuge said fioat treme, the czirriage and the trrys being spnced from the walls of the casing :nd a cloth eorcrml treme arranged in the uppcr part of the casing under the top pan, aid casing having an opening: !heroin wherehr the interior pz rls cnn be removed :nd a door closing the openi ng.

5. An appurntus ot the class described comprising a cnsing, a water holding pan torming the bottom of the cusing, a water containing pan forming` the top ot the casing, a treme fioatiugg` upon the water in the lower pan, a carriage movably mounted on the .said treme, fruit trays supported by the carringe. said fioat t'rane, the carriage and the lrnys being spnced from the walls ol' tlo casinr u cloth covered trzune m-rnn 'ed in the uiiier part of the casing under the top pan said c: ing having an opening tlicrein wherelry the interior perts can be removed, a door closing the opening and n safety vnlve in the uppei` part of the device In testimony whereot I allix my signature.

ARTHUR XV. PARKER.

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